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Ben Hill County Manager Michael Dinnerman says Dec. 3 meeting was his last scheduled session after 7½ years

Ben Hill County Commissioners · March 1, 2026
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County Manager Michael Dinnerman told commissioners Dec. 3 that the meeting was his last scheduled session after 7½ years with the county; he listed pending projects and said he is comfortable leaving leadership to Assistant County Manager Hampton Raulerson.

County Manager Michael Dinnerman used the Dec. 3 Ben Hill County commission meeting to report operations updates and to announce that it was his last scheduled meeting after 7½ years in the role.

Dinnerman reported that East Coast Asphalt will begin work on Ed Ward Road on Dec. 6, 2024; the county is continuing a Cultural and Phase I report for the Revolving Loan Fund; and contractor Golden has begun industrial-waste work at the county landfill. He said it has been "an honor working with the Board of Commissioners and staff for the past 7 1/2 years" and that he is "very comfortable with leaving the County under Hampton Raulerson leadership." Chairman Steve Taylor publicly thanked Dinnerman for his work.

The announcement was part of the County Manager’s regular report; the commission did not take a formal personnel action during the Dec. 3 meeting about the manager’s role or succession. Assistant County Manager Hampton Raulerson is identified in the record as the county’s assistant manager and was listed among attendees.